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surrounded by what I had discovered was powdered Slim Fast mix. He apparently had gotten the can off the counter, and not the normal size can, but the JUMBO Sam's Club size can (that's me, buy in bulk, save a penny!) that had just been opened the previous morning. The carpet was covered, my son was covered, and as I turned to my youngest - - the giggler I discovered, he too was covered in chocolate powder that he had obviously consumed some of and smeared the rest along the walls around his crib. Being the loving, caring, calm mother that I am I gently looked into my son's eyes and said"RUN!" which sent him fleeing from the room to squealing "DAAAAADDDDYYYYYYYY!" Okay, probably not one of my better parenting moments. But at least I warned him, I could have just started swinging!

Children are inventive, I'll give them that. And curious! Who hasn't wondered what would happen if you stuck a key into a light socket? The babysitter, however, wasn't all that happy to discover that it tends to char your wall. And what thoughtful child would not strip naked on an elevated foundation to play in a puddle for all the neighbors to see? After all, didn't mommy always say to try and keep your clothes dry? She was only trying to follow directions.

I know that there has been much debate over the years as to how much the media influences our children. These days I don't think anyone would disagree with the fact that it has quite an impact. I for one wish that every television commercial would clearly state that disclaimer "Don't try this at home!" One afternoon my youngest, then about 10, approached me with a look as if he were about to cry. Once I finally coaxed the story out of him, this is what I made of it. He had bought chocolate milk at the local convenience store. He opened it and took a drink or two, and decided it hadn't been shaken enough. In the spirit of the current commercials that were being shown on television you know, like where the guy is riding a bicycle down an incredibly steep hill, crashes at the bottom only to take the milk out of his back pack, open it and drink it. Well, what these commercials fail to stress is the fact that you can only attempt such extreme measures with the little plastic ring INTACT. Once that ring is broken, the bottle is no longer liquid tight. So - - if said bottle, once having been opened, was say placed in a dryer and spun. You would not get well shaken hot chocolate. What happens is slowly a pool of chocolate milk begins to

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